A Rarity In Today’s Campaigns: The Unscripted Roundtable
Over at the Flap Jack in DeWitt this week, gubernatorial candidate Tom Leonard spent an hour laying out how he plans to lower auto insurance rates. Michigan’s are really high. Still. …
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A tech-forward alternative
I am not on a bandwagon against data centers. I founded multiple tech businesses in Lansing, including one co-located at ACD.net, one of our own local micro data centers. I have worked in economic …
Deep Green project can strengthen Lansing’s future
We support having Deep Green, a leader in sustainable computing infrastructure, work in partnership with the Lansing Board of Water & Light to create a small-scale data center on E. Kalamazoo …
No more power plants in poor neighborhoods
Call the Deep Green “data center” what it is: a power plant in a poor neighborhood.
The community learned only recently that the proposed project at “220 S. Larch Street and 3 adjoining …
Maybe we don’t view the world so differently after all
Republican and Democratic voters disagree on a lot, don’t they?
Immigration. Acceptable tax levels. The extent of public programs. Whether Donald Trump is an acceptable president.
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Lansing has a soccer team.
You may not have heard about it.
Most Americans who follow soccer have at least heard of MLS. The league drew over 11 million fans in 2025, Messi plays there and it keeps getting better. But here’s something the algorithm isn’t …
Real Fake News. It’s Hiding In Your Feeds
Our courts reporter sent me a story tip she got off Facebook feed last week about some back-and-forth Gov. Gretchen Whitmer allegedly had with Detroit Red Wings player Moritz Seider.
The …
Johnson spending big bucks to make you believe: your government for free
If it feels like you’ve seen a lot of Perry Johnson ads on TV lately, it’s because you have.
As of today, the super-rich Republican gubernatorial candidate has spent $12.1 million on …
Sam Singh is leaving Michigan’s Legislature … just as voters intended
One of the most talented legislators I’ve witnessed in my 25 years on the job is hanging up after this year.
He’s at no risk of getting beaten at the ballot box. He’s not cloaked in …
LANSING AREA PEACE EDUCATION CENTER STATEMENT ON IRAN ATTACK
The Lansing Area Peace Education Center stands firmly against war and genocide. This week we watch in horror as the U.S. enters into an unprovoked war against Iran. We call on all people to stand …
A tech-forward alternative
I am not on a bandwagon against data centers. I founded multiple tech businesses in Lansing, including one co-located at ACD.net, one of our own local micro data centers. I have worked in economic …
Deep Green project can strengthen Lansing’s future
We support having Deep Green, a leader in sustainable computing infrastructure, work in partnership with the Lansing Board of Water & Light to create a small-scale data center on E. Kalamazoo …
No more power plants in poor neighborhoods
Call the Deep Green “data center” what it is: a power plant in a poor neighborhood. The community learned only recently that the proposed project at “220 S. Larch Street and 3 adjoining …
Maybe we don’t view the world so differently after all
Republican and Democratic voters disagree on a lot, don’t they? Immigration. Acceptable tax levels. The extent of public programs. Whether Donald Trump is an acceptable president. …
Lansing has a soccer team. You may not have heard about it.
Most Americans who follow soccer have at least heard of MLS. The league drew over 11 million fans in 2025, Messi plays there and it keeps getting better. But here’s something the algorithm isn’t …
Real Fake News. It’s Hiding In Your Feeds
Our courts reporter sent me a story tip she got off Facebook feed last week about some back-and-forth Gov. Gretchen Whitmer allegedly had with Detroit Red Wings player Moritz Seider. The …
Johnson spending big bucks to make you believe: your government for free
If it feels like you’ve seen a lot of Perry Johnson ads on TV lately, it’s because you have. As of today, the super-rich Republican gubernatorial candidate has spent $12.1 million on …
Sam Singh is leaving Michigan’s Legislature … just as voters intended
One of the most talented legislators I’ve witnessed in my 25 years on the job is hanging up after this year. He’s at no risk of getting beaten at the ballot box. He’s not cloaked in …
LANSING AREA PEACE EDUCATION CENTER STATEMENT ON IRAN ATTACK
The Lansing Area Peace Education Center stands firmly against war and genocide. This week we watch in horror as the U.S. enters into an unprovoked war against Iran. We call on all people to stand …